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Love your videos man. We get to peek behind the bullshit curtains and see things as they truly are. You're also my favorite name butcher right now. *Looking at Oda Nobunaga*: Look at how he Massacred My Boy. On a more serious note, the last thing I want is for fromSoftware games to become PS exclusive.
Look, Sony Japan is as woke as many other Japanese publishers, unfortunately. Also, Kadokawa's Anime IP under Sony's rule would make it an unlawful monopoly.
Your video is quite misleading and I don't believe a bit about your source. For example: The sales data you mentioned is from statista and the way you presented it is misleading. The Last of Us PS3 sold 8 Million copies in 14 months. The Last of Us Remastered sold about 7 Millionen copies in about 1.5 years Last of Us 2 sold 10 Millionen copies in about 9 months. source: statista Of course The Last of Us Remastered sold more copies overall because it was released in 2014. So you compared 10 years lifetime sales vs 4 years of TLOU2
I totally agree, and it would seem that would be the easiest solution. But I fear that it’s not that simple; however Sony Japan is the lead company so I really don’t see what can stop them from shutting down Sony US completely
Couldn't agree more, both seem to be on completely different pages and I personally feel that Sony Japan needs to pull that leash back and put Sony America in check.
Sony Japan is the true Sony, they need to remind those in America who is truly in charge, and make them submit, it is not acceptable that a subdivision of a company openly opposes its leader.
I’ve noticed, the first Last of Us, the first Insomniac Spider-Man, the God of War remake, the first Horizon Zero Dawn, they are sequels that stray away from what drew people to them in the first place. By killing off characters, swapping sexuality, or changing focus on more “Diverse” characters and basically doing everything but make a fun game with fun characters.
GoW wasn't a remake tho. It was the 4th main line game missing the numbering for some reason which angers me. Sure, a new setting and controls etc, but same was with og Resident Evil 4. Imagine if Capcom just called it Resident Evil even tho it continues the story in the same universe, new setting and controls etc. It's wank. Same with Halloween sequel Halloween and Scream 5 called Scream. I fuckkkking loathe that.
@@chapman2001 Greek series had better story, gameplay, music and pacing. Norse stuff has noice graphics and a cool main theme. Camera's way too close to Kratos like it's Resident Evil and it doesn't work too well. I overall enjoy 4 and 5 but prefer the OG. They also contradict stuff like how Kratos all of sudden has Blades of Chaos again, when Ares took them from him and in 3 he had Blades of Exile he left in Greece.
What I don't get is why Sony Japan allowed Sony America to have this level of independence to be able to push this stuff without permission from the Japan headquarters. This should never have been allowed to happen.
That is something I've often wondered myself because everything stupid that Sony America do makes the whole company look bad which includes Sony Japan who's technically supposed to be the boss and angering who you work for normally ends poorly.
It seemed at the time that Sony America had a level head on their shoulders and were bringing out really good games at the time. West seemed more receptive to the Sony brand than Japan was as they were mostly into Nintendo (they even used Mario as a national mascot) games. It just seemed the obvious choice to make at the time unfortunately western politics crept in and now most games are just filled with such nonsense to the point every side is now fighting back against them. The good news is Trump can potentially strip this DEI movement of its power and move things back to what it was but its not going to be easy or pretty, we are going to get a lot of garbage in between.
I side with The Jappanese on this one. I want to have fun with my games; not being preached to for being a heterosexual man and loves being a man, let alone being bullied for having a diffent opinion from the mainstream.
They're far from mainstream, they're just loud on social media. Companies got too focused with their social media accounts and not enough with sales numbers.
like the previous commenter said, they're far from mainstream. if you spend a lot of time online, they seem like the mainstream, but i believe that's primarily because they're the unemployables that have all day to fill the internet with their shit. i can count the number of people i've interacted with in real life on one hand that are that far gone.
Dear Sony Japan. As a diehard gamer and former Sony fan boy, please consider firing the CEO of Sony America and hiring me to bring back games the don’t push an agenda over escapism and enjoyment
Remember that The Last of They/Them 2 only sold as well as it did because too few people were wise to the plot yet. If it came out today, it would barely outsell Concord.
If TLOU 2 were out this year, it will only sold as good as Drag Age: Failguard. The opposite is true though, if Drag Age: Failguard released back in 2020, it probably sold like hot cake as well.
I didn't buy the game, but watched others play it. I liked it, but felt it had a lot of strange and forced angles. Now I realise it was a full rainbow brainwash project.
Absolutely right. Woke worked best when few people realised it was even there. Now people are seeing what's going on, wokeness is falling apart. I think it will run away and try to disguise itself as something else under new names. That's how this kind of thing always works. Be watchful.
100% of Naughty Dogs main staff is DEI infested. One of the reasons they haven’t really put out anything in 5 years. Remember when they made Uncharted 2 & 3 & TLou all within 4 years.
The original Crash Trilogy and Crash Team Racing were all released within 4 years. Hell, Crash Bandicoot Warped and CTR were both worked on at the same time and both of them were bangers. Those days are long gone now, unfortunately.
Neil Druckman wasn't in charge of Naughty Dog in 2012 when The Last of US came out. In fact, there were executives there that had to reign him in because of the shit he wanted to do in it. They ended up leaving Naughty Doy by 2018 and, with them gone, there was no one to reign in Druckman.
Bioware released the entire mass effect trilogy and 3 dragon age games, along with kotor 1 and jade empire, in 11 years. Since 2014, they have released anthem and veilguard in 10 years @@mudachaproductions
I cancelled my pre order for LOU2 after Sony/ND tried to take down RUclipsrs for giving their opinion. After that, I checked the leaks and was so glad I did cancel. I'll never trust Cuckman or Naughty Dog again.
Sony of Japan needs to strip Sony of America of all its power. Some of us were saying many years ago that giving Sony of America so much power & influence was going to bite Sony as a brand in the arse and we were right. Fire all the influential CEO's and even sell off Dev Studios, starting with Bungie & Naughty Dog. Their hubris should NOT be allowed nor forgiven.
Not just of its power, but its existence, in this day and age when they can localize in house it makes no sense for a Japanese company to need separate American and European branches.
Yeah it's so bad to think back to that time and I always thought about how gaming was going to get better in the future and how the games are not only going to keep getting better graphically but that the stories would continue to be top tier. Instead we did get the graphics upgrade but story wise most games are absolutely terrible. If I went back to tell my teenage self about how gaming is now he wouldn't believe me at all.
I was rolling my eyes at some of the side quests in Spider-Man 2. Really enjoyed the game but the stuff forced into it was very cringe. Time wasted on these missions could have been spent beefing up the actual main story
Sony is trying to Acquire Kadokawa Studios and this Sweet Baby Inc. Studio is giving a bad impression / Deal breaker to Sony however drama is unfolding and Sweet Baby Inc. is fighting back just hits this deal hard as eyes are watching
It is a big issue because the family who owns Kadokowa are no longer in leadership positions who could block this which is why this is happening in the first place.
My worry is if Sony continues to want to censor their games. Give the audience the option to censor. When not just giving the option to turn off blood and nudity, the keyword being an option.
I think that good story and well animated graphics and fun gameplay are much more important than the options about censoring. Get the first three down before working on the fourth.
The problem with this is the fact that Sony relocated their HQ in freaking California So, unless Sony Japan is able to wrestle full control back from its western branch, this is completely mute!!💢 0:00
Nothing moves things along more than severe losses. The play will come to Sony Japan soon enough as the Western arm will continue to shoot themselves in the foot.
@@General_Slime901thats dumb. They nor need to be on a leash. The US side has still given us great games in the past and they're still solid studios inspite of their DEI awakening
*Some important context Apparently Japan recently passed a law that allows foreign hostile takeovers of Japanese companies. That's why Kadokawa is suddenly on the menu by Tencent, Sony, and Kakao Group
This has been going on for the better part of the last decade. If you spoke out about this kind of thing back then, you’d be quickly silenced and labeled all manner of insults. Finally, with the veil lifted everyone can see just how depraved this entire “movement” is.
Yeah its over for them. They have a huge problem on their hands. People wont forget so easily. Not after all the bullshit these past years. And their scare tactic if canceling people only worked cause no one stepped forward out of fear. So it was easy to target the couple of brave souls. Now.. how are they going to cancel millions of people? 😂
This is what I am talking about. With the all the rights and feelings being discussed out there, we forgot all about the rights of artist and creators as well as artistic freedom. I take my hat of to Sony Japan for admitting that they are not ok with losing their identity to appease a group that was never their target audience to begin with. It's like Cover Girl giving hard a "NO" to making products for men because men are not their target audience or the Hershey Chocolate company refusing to make health food. This is not what these people do. You don't like it? Peace be with you. That is your right, but you ask them to be something they're not. PS: To an extent, I can understand getting with times, but you have to also make it make sense. And for the record, I believe the Cadbury company tried selling a healthier version of their Dairy Milk bars, but it didn't catch on. That alone should tell you something and serve as a lesson.
There’s another downside to this purchase since Kadokawa also distributes anime, manga and light novels. If Sony purchase that company, it would mean the distribution of anime, manga, light novels, etc would be tainted with Western Ideology and ruin everything
Japan Sony: Ah yes, we're returning to our roots. American Sony: Oooo, new IP to westernize!!!! I don't trust things to go well with Sony at the helm. I expect them to push a lot more censorship down to the source. And also the obsession with showing psn down the throats of everyone and denying games if they don,t got an account. Expect future souls releases to be unplayable in half the worlds countries.
And Sony owns Crunchyroll, the biggest (and in some regions the only) anime streaming platform. This would bring Sony closer to monopoly position for anime worldwide.
Wouldn't that be dependent on which side of Sony holds it? Sony America, afaik, is responsible for the console and video games only. I wouldn't think its at risk from them.
@ Sony should just leave Kadokawa alone, and Kadokawa should reject that offer as well. Save us a ton of trouble from the slop that might come out of Sony if they get their grubby little hands on it
We might go back to an age where they want to give us what we want. People won't forget those games that quickly and they can still be restored. Remember, they killed Tomb Raider after 3 games but the people couldn't accept it
@@peasterdelryn3915 yep, that's why I said it was supposed to be THE end. If they'll make a sequel with his daughter, in this re*arded time, it's gonna be annoying, insufferable twat.
@@peasterdelryn3915 nd's idea was to finish the series, so it doesn't matter if nobody wants uncharted without drake if they're not making uncharted anymore
@@themodifierz477 Well, what do you propose we do about it? We can rant and rave all we want but we hold no real power other than boycotting everything after the acquisition.
Facts I don't like the idea of Sony to own even more stake in the anime market, but from the looks of it Kadokawa is looking to be bought and they wanna remain Japanese. Tbh it makes sense for Sony's business to acquire Kadokawa more than any other acquisition that they made, but I am nervous because of Sony's focus on Global(Western) market. But if the Sony AM vs Japan stuff is true and they need Kadokawa to become "Japanese" again I kinda want it to happen, but I'd prefer Kadokawa to remain their own entity.
I don't think Sony would be approved because of the Anime monopoly they would have. The Last of Us would be great but they decided to mix woke nonsense with greatness and got Last of Us dlc to Last of Us 2. Why Naughty Dog decided to say let's start making woke dog shit is beyond me.
@Shifft-This Games such as these were not blockbusters sales wise but they did fill much needed gaps when big budgeted games were in development and gave Sony's PlayStation a unique identity for its time.
@@Shifft-This I believe Miyazaki credits Ico with motivating him to start working in game development. For whatever reason it didn't sell well but it seems like everyone who played it became some sort of famous creator.
@@Fleshbag453was rewatching Devil is a Part Timer and I noticed very small scenes missing. For example Alciel and Maoho were getting papers and were forced to register as a family which many residents were giving them strange looks for. Under the context of Japan, it looked like they were registering as a married couple which is still stigmatized in Japan. And it looks like Crunchyroll decided to remove that scene, which isn’t a huge deal, but the bigger concern is that Crunchyroll is removing any scene at all
I’m new to the DEI/gamergate situation and I appreciate the information, but I have a question. What is pushing these companies to go so hard on all these DEI projects despite all the failures compared to prior success? Any linked videos would also be appreciated (if there is any on subject)
All of this began when Sony moved Playstation HQ to California. It is time for them to return Playstation HQ back to Japan and cure themselves of this cancer.
It really is a shame about what happened to Days Gone 2, I loved deacon St. John and would of loved to have to seen the sequel, especially after that wild cliffhanger ending. Of course Naughty dog has to ruin things
If I was the Japan office I would call all the American executives over to Japan for a meeting, and then ,explain to them that in Japanese culture to fail massively like you have 'in our culture it is customary to make the ultimate sacrifice, 'AND then put a wakizashi shortsword in front of them! 😢 'just 'maybe, they might get the message 😅
So happy to hear that the proposed buyout was on behalf of Sony's Japanese studio rather than their American one. Perhaps this isn't such a bad thing after all if they are doing it to PRESERVE Fromsoft rather than put DEI in it
The first Horizon Zero Dawn games was one of the best games i've ever played. The story was so damn good, it grabbed you early and just did not let go, absolutely top notch story. The 2nd game I stopped playing though after few hours realizing they were pushing more DEI instead of story telling.
This honestly shows how insane western game developers are compared to Asian ones. Doing the same thing and failing over and over is now the hallmark of woke progressive games
@@burningprodigy - SEGA America decided to make the 32X. -SEGA America decided to focus on 3D Games on the 2D-Centric Saturn, hence many games stuck in Japan. -SEGA America's hatred of RPGs. -The ones SEGA Japan forced US releases (Panzer Dragoon Saga, Burning Rangers, Shining) had very limited release. -SEGA America said the Saturn was dead, 2 years before the Dreamcast was set to release.
This explains a lot about the 2 CEOs instead of 1. Japan realized ,a LITTLE TOO LATE, how toxic the West industry can be. Sad to see, but hope the healing can be done.
We need regulations against big companies like Sony or EA constantly buying all these studios. It’s been nothing but detrimental, it does nothing but ruin the studios and the games they produced. However sadly I’d rather have Sony own them rather than TenCent. TenCent is a whole other can of worms when you look into them and their business practices. It’s genuinely a irl example of ‘Choose a lesser of two evils’ situation. However with Western devs? Oh yeah. It’s jealousy. They have become egotistical and need major wake up calls in the form of, firing and blacklisting these types from the industry.
Sony Japan being in this puts a differently light on the situation. Initial reporting made it sound like CA based Sony PlayStation which would be concerning. Tencent... CCP... aren't going to walk away without a fight.
Days Gone is probably one of my favorite games of all time. Rough around the edges, but an absolutely awesome game that didn't get as much credit as it deserved when it launched.
Sony just needs to stop injecting the DEI bs, cut down on the unnecessary censorship that they don't even need to do to affect age ratings, and in general just not focus entirely on things that don't sell (making a game for everyone makes a game for exactly no one, niches exists for a reason). I also fear that we will be hearing of Fromsoft layoffs in a few months after they acquire them.
Sony America is shaming Japan just like US did in WWII when they took away Samurai swords from important families. How can Japan allow itself to lose face like this? They forgot history and have no pride. Sad.
A bloodborne remaster would easily reach elden ring numbers no doubt in my mind also there is alot of ppl that never had the dchance to play it since it was strictly only on ps4 for a long time, damn that would be true cinema playing through that epic story again with updated graphics
@@JGOOLDDthat is my biggest fear. The reason why the souls games became so successful was because of From embracing the release of their games on all platforms. Heck it was a big deal back then when dark souls was getting a pc port. Cutting those platforms off for exclusivity will just damage From's sales in the long term
omfg what a bs, I was so fking angry about cancelation of Days Gone seqel, and now I learn that it's all because of those morons behind TLOU 2?! Damn, it's one thing that this game was a huge disappointment after fenomenal first part, but now this? Yeah, let's get rid of another zombie game, because while we don't give a damn about good story they actually do, and when ppl realise that now we are all about DEI, the other studio just makes good games, no one will buy our bs game. FK us all I guess. I seriously can't believe what tf is chappening around the world. I aklready gave up on movies, and tv shows, because of those cretins who are basically trying to brainwash ppl with this woke movement, but in 100 years I wasn't expecting it will happen to games as well. I'm from Poland and to this day I can't stomach the fact that CDPR went woke, I was so proud that Polish studio was recoginzed by the whole world for amazing games they made, but now all I feel is shame and fear. Thank God for awesome youtubers like ENDYMION who are not scared to go against this woke mind virus, and are constantly informing us about insane practices those companies are promoting.
Days Gone 2 was one of my most anticipated games before Sony axed it. The fact that another studio, a studio on the same team even, had a hand in getting it shut down, potentially out of jealousy, is making me physically ill. Studios under the same umbrella should be lifting each other ever higher, not giving the the 'ol backstab. Bend studios got done so dirty on Days Gone; journalists hating on the game because it wasn't woke enough and, come to find out, Sony's golden child Naughty Dog working behind the scenes to make sure a sequel never get made. FFS! It's not like this game didn't sell well enough. Meanwhile, Bend just wanted to make a fun game about a dude on a motorcycle trying to survive the apocalypse. They made the game they wanted to; and I'm sure injecting real world politics into their art never crossed their minds. Of course, that's a no no for Sony America. Bend most likely had the entire plot of DG2 figured out; only needing to write the actual dialog to begin working on it. They already had the engine, assets, and character models. Meaning they could've made both Days Gone and Days Gone 2 for a fraction of the cost and time of Concord, while probably coming in at a combined sales of 20 million units. What's wrong with this picture and why is Sony America so allergic to making money?
@@bern_the_undead Honestly Idk. Also think about the message both games have, tlou2 is full of hate, the driving forces behing characters are their goal of revenge, only at the end we see a glimmer of positivity. On the other hand we see a story that is full of love, dedication, brotherhood, and ppl coming together and leaving their differences behind, to survive, and create better tomorrow. Ellie only thinks about revenge, just like the other "chick" we play in this game. Deacon is trying to save his brother, and is mourning his dead wife, only to find out she is alive, and he is ready for anything to save her. Think about it, which game has more positive story? btw sorry for my bad eng, I'm self taught :P
Your vids are always top-notch, Endymion. So much crazy stuff happening in gaming. I think DEI/ESG will officially be ended in 2025 once Orange Man gets into the White House.
I don't think we'll see the end of it until maybe 2030 and even then it may just go into hiding because we all know the advocates for it are fanatics and won't let it die if they can help it.
Just be wary, this stuff isn't so easily defeated. They want you focused on the Acronyms. Even when the news says that DEI or whatever is gone, something else will take its place. Learn to recognize this for what it is. Celebrate the victory, not the end of the war.
So what you're saying is that the people who are prohibiting us from getting Bloodborne remastered is not actually Sony in Japan, but some [Expletive, I can't say on youtube.] in America. 😡
@@devEdev1100mainly because they do not ubderstand that From Software games are big main sellers, and are now in the limelight due to Elden Ring getting GOFY, and then dropping a nearly game sized DLC (seriously, the DLC is about the size of Bloodborne). SA doesnt get how their customers are going to dry up further, if you cant even get 50% of the original customers back for a sequel, you are doing it wrong.
It's crazy that a business won't do things that is popular and actually sells. Rather they would take the black rock/vanguard approach and sell slop that no one wants
I have Zero faith in fromsoftware if it goes to Sony because they're shocked and appalled gamers dont want "safe games' Safe and fun are 2 different words
The real question is why do they keep doubling down on the DEI slop? Failure after failure and they keep pushing it. Who is giving them capital and why do any of them still have jobs?
I'm hoping Sony Japan manages to supercede Sony America. We need good Playstation games again. As for the Kadokawa deal I don't know what could happen but I hope that the japanese will bypass American censorship in games and anime.
Gotta point out Kadokawa is major publisher that owns a crap load of anime, manga, light novel IP, not just a few game developer. They must not let Chinese Tencent own it, so go for it Sony Japan, show everybody whos the bid daddy!
@@Xfushion2 But mass walkouts is a thing too. FromSoft staff can just walk OUT WITH Miyazaki leaving Kadokawa with ONLY FromSoft office, without any staff that actually knows what they are doing. EDIT: What makes a country is its people, what makes a company is its staff. Is the Bioware that you know 10 years ago is the same Bioware now? FromSoftware is just a name of a company, the STAFF that knows what they are doing is what makes FromSoft as FromSoft.
Having a female protagonist is fine, as is any protagonist, if they're written well. I care about the writing, not about whether the character has a digital dong.
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Love your videos man. We get to peek behind the bullshit curtains and see things as they truly are. You're also my favorite name butcher right now.
*Looking at Oda Nobunaga*: Look at how he Massacred My Boy.
On a more serious note, the last thing I want is for fromSoftware games to become PS exclusive.
Look, Sony Japan is as woke as many other Japanese publishers, unfortunately. Also, Kadokawa's Anime IP under Sony's rule would make it an unlawful monopoly.
Your video is quite misleading and I don't believe a bit about your source. For example: The sales data you mentioned is from statista and the way you presented it is misleading.
The Last of Us PS3 sold 8 Million copies in 14 months.
The Last of Us Remastered sold about 7 Millionen copies in about 1.5 years
Last of Us 2 sold 10 Millionen copies in about 9 months.
source: statista
Of course The Last of Us Remastered sold more copies overall because it was released in 2014. So you compared 10 years lifetime sales vs 4 years of TLOU2
Good video but tori gate broken is Nagasaki
that either Sony Japan cut ties with Sony America or Sony Japan manage to find a way to bring Sony HQ back to Japan.
Sony Japan needs to shut down Sony America.
Their HQ is in commiefornia
That would be suicide, every company needs an American company to sell games in the West, but they can fire everyone instead
I totally agree, and it would seem that would be the easiest solution. But I fear that it’s not that simple; however Sony Japan is the lead company so I really don’t see what can stop them from shutting down Sony US completely
Or they can force Sony America to adjust to their Japanese standards and that includes getting rid of political crap.
Couldn't agree more, both seem to be on completely different pages and I personally feel that Sony Japan needs to pull that leash back and put Sony America in check.
Sony Japan is the true Sony, they need to remind those in America who is truly in charge, and make them submit, it is not acceptable that a subdivision of a company openly opposes its leader.
This right here, it makes no sense for a subdivision of a company to try oppose and sabotage its creator.
@@dantemcmillan6337 It does if the woke student wants to overthrow the non-woke master.
That or just completely shut the down the subdivision entirely. In all honesty I think all wouldn’t mind if Sony remain in Japan.
@@100_American_BisonIf they ever will do that though.
@@LloydChristmas-vx2wh so treason it is, in the words of palpatine 😂 sorry had to say it
Every time a woke game flops a warm and fuzzy feeling goes coursing through my body.
Lol me too its like that feeling you get from drinking coffee in a cold morning
Like Shannon Sharpe drinking a fresh Mountain Dew. ...ohhhhhhhh boy! Yeah!
Yes....every time it happens my brain tastes chocolate
Mine too brother, mine too, Love from PERSIA.
Thats called Schadenfreude. Its the feeling of pleasure watching someone elses misfortune.
I’ve noticed, the first Last of Us, the first Insomniac Spider-Man, the God of War remake, the first Horizon Zero Dawn, they are sequels that stray away from what drew people to them in the first place. By killing off characters, swapping sexuality, or changing focus on more “Diverse” characters and basically doing everything but make a fun game with fun characters.
GoW wasn't a remake tho. It was the 4th main line game missing the numbering for some reason which angers me. Sure, a new setting and controls etc, but same was with og Resident Evil 4. Imagine if Capcom just called it Resident Evil even tho it continues the story in the same universe, new setting and controls etc. It's wank. Same with Halloween sequel Halloween and Scream 5 called Scream. I fuckkkking loathe that.
@@JoakimOtamaa Jokes on them, the exe file on my desktop is called God of War 4. Not going along with western marketing people and their stupidity.
@@mikev8746 God of 4: Kratos' Norway Holiday ft. Annoying Kiddywink.
God of war 4/5 are both great games though
@@chapman2001 Greek series had better story, gameplay, music and pacing. Norse stuff has noice graphics and a cool main theme. Camera's way too close to Kratos like it's Resident Evil and it doesn't work too well. I overall enjoy 4 and 5 but prefer the OG.
They also contradict stuff like how Kratos all of sudden has Blades of Chaos again, when Ares took them from him and in 3 he had Blades of Exile he left in Greece.
What I don't get is why Sony Japan allowed Sony America to have this level of independence to be able to push this stuff without permission from the Japan headquarters. This should never have been allowed to happen.
Nintendo America never released anything Nintendo Japan wouldn't have been okay with
That is something I've often wondered myself because everything stupid that Sony America do makes the whole company look bad which includes Sony Japan who's technically supposed to be the boss and angering who you work for normally ends poorly.
Sony’s becoming 90s Sega. How ironic.
It's like he said in the video Sony America kept putting out mega hit after mega hit. Then they went crazy around 2017 and beyond.
It seemed at the time that Sony America had a level head on their shoulders and were bringing out really good games at the time. West seemed more receptive to the Sony brand than Japan was as they were mostly into Nintendo (they even used Mario as a national mascot) games. It just seemed the obvious choice to make at the time unfortunately western politics crept in and now most games are just filled with such nonsense to the point every side is now fighting back against them. The good news is Trump can potentially strip this DEI movement of its power and move things back to what it was but its not going to be easy or pretty, we are going to get a lot of garbage in between.
I side with The Jappanese on this one. I want to have fun with my games; not being preached to for being a heterosexual man and loves being a man, let alone being bullied for having a diffent opinion from the mainstream.
They're far from mainstream, they're just loud on social media. Companies got too focused with their social media accounts and not enough with sales numbers.
@Fine_i_set_the_handle too right mate, and now their money is flying out of the window and south for the winter and is never coming back.
like the previous commenter said, they're far from mainstream. if you spend a lot of time online, they seem like the mainstream, but i believe that's primarily because they're the unemployables that have all day to fill the internet with their shit. i can count the number of people i've interacted with in real life on one hand that are that far gone.
If they were mainstream, all there media wouldn't flop so hard.
On this one? More like always siding with them.
The Good - Finally Sony Japan doing something
The Bad - Sony America has too much influence and power
The Ugly - Playstation HQ is still in California
not if they dont sell enough stuff
The biggest mistake Sony Japan ever made and the subdivision's F-ing woke crap shows it.
@ejc83 Yup, your comment makes more sense. Also, this will be very interesting and crazy in the coming weeks.
California is woke nest
Hopefully not for long
Sony moving their Playstation Headquarters to California was a big mistake.
F THE USA
Sony In Name Only
Identify as Retrosexual like me. I'm playing Bowser's Inside Story for the first time ATM and it's amazing
I painfully agree
@@MrCjosue24 Blame California. It's a crap hole that no one else likes. Yet JP companies keep on going to it cause it's a one stop flight.
Dear Sony Japan. As a diehard gamer and former Sony fan boy, please consider firing the CEO of Sony America and hiring me to bring back games the don’t push an agenda over escapism and enjoyment
As an American I stand with Sony Japan…
Remember that The Last of They/Them 2 only sold as well as it did because too few people were wise to the plot yet. If it came out today, it would barely outsell Concord.
If TLOU 2 were out this year, it will only sold as good as Drag Age: Failguard.
The opposite is true though, if Drag Age: Failguard released back in 2020, it probably sold like hot cake as well.
@@dood52751 Agreed
I didn't buy the game, but watched others play it. I liked it, but felt it had a lot of strange and forced angles. Now I realise it was a full rainbow brainwash project.
Absolutely right. Woke worked best when few people realised it was even there. Now people are seeing what's going on, wokeness is falling apart. I think it will run away and try to disguise itself as something else under new names. That's how this kind of thing always works. Be watchful.
And it still didn't sell as well as Sony expected. It got 10mil sales whereas the first game (yes, including the rerelease) got 28mil.
100% of Naughty Dogs main staff is DEI infested. One of the reasons they haven’t really put out anything in 5 years. Remember when they made Uncharted 2 & 3 & TLou all within 4 years.
It is yes
@@EndymionTv yeah, and did you know that Anita Sarkessian is actually visiting Naughty Dog HQ during the game development of TLOU part 2
The original Crash Trilogy and Crash Team Racing were all released within 4 years. Hell, Crash Bandicoot Warped and CTR were both worked on at the same time and both of them were bangers. Those days are long gone now, unfortunately.
Neil Druckman wasn't in charge of Naughty Dog in 2012 when The Last of US came out. In fact, there were executives there that had to reign him in because of the shit he wanted to do in it. They ended up leaving Naughty Doy by 2018 and, with them gone, there was no one to reign in Druckman.
Bioware released the entire mass effect trilogy and 3 dragon age games, along with kotor 1 and jade empire, in 11 years. Since 2014, they have released anthem and veilguard in 10 years @@mudachaproductions
Naughty Dog being the bully in the Sony yard doesn't suprise me. After Uncharted 4 and TLoU2 with Druckman at the wheel, it was inevitable.
ND died after they sacked Amy
@@Walamonga1313 Wasn't she basically bullied to leave so Druckman could take over ?
I cancelled my pre order for LOU2 after Sony/ND tried to take down RUclipsrs for giving their opinion. After that, I checked the leaks and was so glad I did cancel. I'll never trust Cuckman or Naughty Dog again.
Druckman co-wrote a decent game one time and decided to declare himself emperor of gaming.
@@Mr.FortunatoI keep hearing this was the case but no one ever elaborates. Not to say I don't believe it I just want all the juicy details.
You’re ignoring the bigger problem: If Sony acquires Kadokawa, then they’ll become a borderline MONOPOLY over the Anime industry.
Facts thats the first thing I thought
yeah, kadokawa owns over half of the light novels lmao and guess what medium gets adapted the most nowadays into anime ?
You just set a fire in my belly Endymion. What you said in this video made so many things make sense. I’m fired up bro.
Sony of Japan needs to strip Sony of America of all its power. Some of us were saying many years ago that giving Sony of America so much power & influence was going to bite Sony as a brand in the arse and we were right. Fire all the influential CEO's and even sell off Dev Studios, starting with Bungie & Naughty Dog. Their hubris should NOT be allowed nor forgiven.
Not just of its power, but its existence, in this day and age when they can localize in house it makes no sense for a Japanese company to need separate American and European branches.
This, away with them. No revival, instant closure of both studios. Let that be a lesson.
The massive 400 million dollar loss should have been the last straw that leads to punishment, but they act as if nothing went on.
As a gamer from the 90s who grew up in the era of Japanese gaming dominance it is VITAL Sony Japan win this war. The decline is REAL
I would prefer japan just drop the american branch and start creating original games in japan.
@@SergioBocanegra They need to cut it back big time not get rid of it totally. SCEA has made bangers in the past, Twisted Metal for example.
We never should have bought games made by non Asians.
Yeah it's so bad to think back to that time and I always thought about how gaming was going to get better in the future and how the games are not only going to keep getting better graphically but that the stories would continue to be top tier. Instead we did get the graphics upgrade but story wise most games are absolutely terrible. If I went back to tell my teenage self about how gaming is now he wouldn't believe me at all.
@@SergioBocanegra they can replac usa with a chins branch, since amricans will buy wukong anyways. Jus make more wukong in china and export.
Spiderman 2 doesn't get enough criticism. Gameplay was fun, but the story, characters, and dialogue was a cringe fest
And designs
I was rolling my eyes at some of the side quests in Spider-Man 2. Really enjoyed the game but the stuff forced into it was very cringe. Time wasted on these missions could have been spent beefing up the actual main story
miles morales is sh1t
You just wait for the plot move from cringefest to wokefest
I just got the game to swing and stuff, never really paid attention to the story and never finished it
Sony is trying to Acquire Kadokawa Studios and this Sweet Baby Inc. Studio is giving a bad impression / Deal breaker to Sony however drama is unfolding and Sweet Baby Inc. is fighting back just hits this deal hard as eyes are watching
This is why we need to let everyone in Japan stop Sony and Tencent before it’s too late.
It is a big issue because the family who owns Kadokowa are no longer in leadership positions who could block this which is why this is happening in the first place.
My worry is if Sony continues to want to censor their games. Give the audience the option to censor. When not just giving the option to turn off blood and nudity, the keyword being an option.
Great idea!
@@longtsun8286 ehh... not gonna happen to be honest. If you asked why... remember where they're operate and you know why.
I think that good story and well animated graphics and fun gameplay are much more important than the options about censoring. Get the first three down before working on the fourth.
@@diamondrg3556I agree with that. I'm just saying give people the option.
Agreed, censorship sucks, options are awesome.
The problem with this is the fact that Sony relocated their HQ in freaking California So, unless Sony Japan is able to wrestle full control back from its western branch, this is completely mute!!💢 0:00
Japan needs to cut the American company because it’s not needed
@General_Slime901 And... to this day.. I've been asking myself... why the hell they decide to move to California aroun 2010's
Nothing moves things along more than severe losses. The play will come to Sony Japan soon enough as the Western arm will continue to shoot themselves in the foot.
@@General_Slime901thats dumb. They nor need to be on a leash. The US side has still given us great games in the past and they're still solid studios inspite of their DEI awakening
@@Sulleei they made some great games IN THE PAST, which they're doing all they can to throw away in the present.
"Everything woke, turns to shit." -"Scary bad" orange man
Donald J. Trump
Some say he is the Antichrist, I'm not sure but It does make some about of sense.
The legend Trump. Best quote & 💯🎯
Facts!!!🎉
Why doesn’t Sony just get rid of American Sony?
*Some important context
Apparently Japan recently passed a law that allows foreign hostile takeovers of Japanese companies. That's why Kadokawa is suddenly on the menu by Tencent, Sony, and Kakao Group
Dumb but yes that makes sense as to why these companies really want to jump on It now.
This has been going on for the better part of the last decade. If you spoke out about this kind of thing back then, you’d be quickly silenced and labeled all manner of insults. Finally, with the veil lifted everyone can see just how depraved this entire “movement” is.
Yeah its over for them. They have a huge problem on their hands. People wont forget so easily. Not after all the bullshit these past years.
And their scare tactic if canceling people only worked cause no one stepped forward out of fear. So it was easy to target the couple of brave souls.
Now.. how are they going to cancel millions of people? 😂
civil war between sony japan and america 🤯 DEI games vs japanese games.
Not just Japanese gamers, _REAL_ gamers. All of us too!
@@Fleshbag453 I'd be fine if Japan refuses to export anything for two or three generations, their stuff is too good for us to deserve.
dei self inserts vs good games
the red shield revenge will be like gaza, thy will cancel jap anime.
Like clark kent vs superman corrupted in superman III
A lot of gamers could have told Sony that moving to CA was a bad idea. The woke mind virus epicenter.
14:11 my mind was utterly blown to hear sony america wanted to revive concord. like broooooo
This is what I am talking about. With the all the rights and feelings being discussed out there, we forgot all about the rights of artist and creators as well as artistic freedom. I take my hat of to Sony Japan for admitting that they are not ok with losing their identity to appease a group that was never their target audience to begin with. It's like Cover Girl giving hard a "NO" to making products for men because men are not their target audience or the Hershey Chocolate company refusing to make health food. This is not what these people do. You don't like it? Peace be with you. That is your right, but you ask them to be something they're not.
PS: To an extent, I can understand getting with times, but you have to also make it make sense. And for the record, I believe the Cadbury company tried selling a healthier version of their Dairy Milk bars, but it didn't catch on. That alone should tell you something and serve as a lesson.
There’s another downside to this purchase since Kadokawa also distributes anime, manga and light novels. If Sony purchase that company, it would mean the distribution of anime, manga, light novels, etc would be tainted with Western Ideology and ruin everything
Japan Sony: Ah yes, we're returning to our roots.
American Sony: Oooo, new IP to westernize!!!!
I don't trust things to go well with Sony at the helm. I expect them to push a lot more censorship down to the source.
And also the obsession with showing psn down the throats of everyone and denying games if they don,t got an account. Expect future souls releases to be unplayable in half the worlds countries.
And Sony owns Crunchyroll, the biggest (and in some regions the only) anime streaming platform. This would bring Sony closer to monopoly position for anime worldwide.
Wouldn't that be dependent on which side of Sony holds it? Sony America, afaik, is responsible for the console and video games only. I wouldn't think its at risk from them.
They better not touch Kadokawa, i've had enough of the ESG,DEI/BRIDGE. I hope Elon Musk just bought out Sony outright.
@ Sony should just leave Kadokawa alone, and Kadokawa should reject that offer as well. Save us a ton of trouble from the slop that might come out of Sony if they get their grubby little hands on it
Cant believe they killed Joel, retired Drake/Jin and shat out Concord.
We might go back to an age where they want to give us what we want. People won't forget those games that quickly and they can still be restored.
Remember, they killed Tomb Raider after 3 games but the people couldn't accept it
I mean Drakes ending was nice, it was supposed to be the end of Uncharted. But Jin and Joel was/is a huuuge mistake.
@HoodedMushroom yeah but nobody wants an Uncharted game without Nathan Drake.
It's like an Indiana Jones movie without Indiana Jones
@@peasterdelryn3915 yep, that's why I said it was supposed to be THE end. If they'll make a sequel with his daughter, in this re*arded time, it's gonna be annoying, insufferable twat.
@@peasterdelryn3915 nd's idea was to finish the series, so it doesn't matter if nobody wants uncharted without drake if they're not making uncharted anymore
Sony cannot be allowed to buy Kadokawa. That would be a disaster for anime, manga and light novels.
After what they did with Crunchyroll and Funimation they better not touch Kadokawa.
Still better than Tencent.
@@themodifierz477 Well, what do you propose we do about it? We can rant and rave all we want but we hold no real power other than boycotting everything after the acquisition.
@@Fleshbag453we are losing the DEI war
Facts I don't like the idea of Sony to own even more stake in the anime market, but from the looks of it Kadokawa is looking to be bought and they wanna remain Japanese. Tbh it makes sense for Sony's business to acquire Kadokawa more than any other acquisition that they made, but I am nervous because of Sony's focus on Global(Western) market. But if the Sony AM vs Japan stuff is true and they need Kadokawa to become "Japanese" again I kinda want it to happen, but I'd prefer Kadokawa to remain their own entity.
I get it. Fanservice isn’t for everyone and that’s okay. What’s not okay is demanding it be censored (or worse canceled).
I don't think Sony would be approved because of the Anime monopoly they would have. The Last of Us would be great but they decided to mix woke nonsense with greatness and got Last of Us dlc to Last of Us 2. Why Naughty Dog decided to say let's start making woke dog shit is beyond me.
Words cannot describe the rage I feel. (Also YT censored them)
RUclips STUPIDITY LIKE ALWAYS
I know this feel, youtube is a terrible platform
If this does happen then we need to create a new series that is outside Sony's control.
Agreed.
@@Silas-SerdarI’ve been wanting to work in writing for video games forever now.
@@General_Slime901Well, General. Than let‘s us build a fine, little game studio very soon. 💪🏽
@@General_Slime901 I'm working on my own TV series
@@Silas-Serdar Hey man, if you're sincere, I got the imagination for it.
I've been building worlds since I was a child. It's what I do.
Shutting down the developer that gave us Shadow of the Colossus was a nail in Sony's coffin.
I agree. Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian were the upper echelon of gaming experiences on Sony platforms.
@Shifft-This Games such as these were not blockbusters sales wise but they did fill much needed gaps when big budgeted games were in development and gave Sony's PlayStation a unique identity for its time.
@@Shifft-This I believe Miyazaki credits Ico with motivating him to start working in game development.
For whatever reason it didn't sell well but it seems like everyone who played it became some sort of famous creator.
Naughty Dog used to be my favorite studio of all time. It started going down hill after Amy Henning left.
Why can't Kadokawa just stay independent?????
DEI killed Last of Us 2. I got 20 minutes in and they started shoving their agenda down my throat. It's a shame the first game was phenomenal.
The comma is your friend:
„It‘s a shame, the first game was phenomenal“
Last of us 2 is a masterpiece, this is coming from someone who tried to run Abby off a cliff on my first play through
@@newbielives nothing that includes dei and wokeness is a masterpiece
Sony needs to keep their greedy hands away from Front Software
Yes someone is going to buy Kadokawa because they want more more money to expand their Anime/Manga business again.
Ya but if it's between a Chinese corporation and a Japanese, I'd rather PlayStation own it
Why? Would you rather have Tencent buy FromSoft? 😂
Greed isn’t the problem. It’s the clown world ideology that infests everything
@@Shiggy_hell no. That means more exclusives. Which means exclusive fromsoft games.
I’m concerned about Sony getting that Kadokawa. It’s already asinine with Manga and light novel localization.
I saw what american voice actors did on Crunchyroll anime, wokeism at it's peak.
@@alessiosem2238 Not just voice actors, the translators too. They're all compromised.
@@Fleshbag453was rewatching Devil is a Part Timer and I noticed very small scenes missing.
For example Alciel and Maoho were getting papers and were forced to register as a family which many residents were giving them strange looks for. Under the context of Japan, it looked like they were registering as a married couple which is still stigmatized in Japan. And it looks like Crunchyroll decided to remove that scene, which isn’t a huge deal, but the bigger concern is that Crunchyroll is removing any scene at all
@@alessiosem2238 It's one of the reasons why I read fan translations of manga
@@Fleshbag453 I refuse to call those assholes proper translators, they're only hack localizers at best.
MAKE SONY JAPANESE AGAIN!
Spread the message!
If Wolverine is a bait and switch then people MUST NOT BUY. Identify as non-buynary or Retrosexual!
Good luck FROMSOFTWARE!
Hope FromSoftware gets through this
They won't
Sony knows how well liked Fromsoft games are, doubt they'd not purchase the studio if they can, even indirectly
@bok4822 Get ready for Woke Ring 2 : Tarnished Non Binaries
Sony 🇯🇵: Let's make video games fun again!
Sony 🇺🇲: I NEED FROM SOFTWARE!
I WILL NOT SLEEP UNTIL YOU PUT IN AN EASY MODE!
I’m new to the DEI/gamergate situation and I appreciate the information, but I have a question. What is pushing these companies to go so hard on all these DEI projects despite all the failures compared to prior success? Any linked videos would also be appreciated (if there is any on subject)
All of this began when Sony moved Playstation HQ to California. It is time for them to return Playstation HQ back to Japan and cure themselves of this cancer.
We don't hate Sony of America enough.
It really is a shame about what happened to Days Gone 2, I loved deacon St. John and would of loved to have to seen the sequel, especially after that wild cliffhanger ending. Of course Naughty dog has to ruin things
If I was the Japan office I would call all the American executives over to Japan for a meeting, and then ,explain to them that in Japanese culture to fail massively like you have 'in our culture it is customary to make the ultimate sacrifice, 'AND then put a wakizashi shortsword in front of them! 😢 'just 'maybe, they might get the message 😅
If they don't tell them it's racist not too.
One can only hope
So happy to hear that the proposed buyout was on behalf of Sony's Japanese studio rather than their American one.
Perhaps this isn't such a bad thing after all if they are doing it to PRESERVE Fromsoft rather than put DEI in it
The first Horizon Zero Dawn games was one of the best games i've ever played. The story was so damn good, it grabbed you early and just did not let go, absolutely top notch story. The 2nd game I stopped playing though after few hours realizing they were pushing more DEI instead of story telling.
If Sony buys FromSoft, it's all over. The cinders will fade to ash, then only dark will remain.
The abyss sends its regards.
This honestly shows how insane western game developers are compared to Asian ones. Doing the same thing and failing over and over is now the hallmark of woke progressive games
Sony USA v Sony Japan, is oddly like Sega USA vs Sega Japan back in the day.
who won?
And we all know it was actually SEGA America that tanked the entire company.
@@burningprodigy
- SEGA America decided to make the 32X.
-SEGA America decided to focus on 3D Games on the 2D-Centric Saturn, hence many games stuck in Japan.
-SEGA America's hatred of RPGs.
-The ones SEGA Japan forced US releases (Panzer Dragoon Saga, Burning Rangers, Shining) had very limited release.
-SEGA America said the Saturn was dead, 2 years before the Dreamcast was set to release.
Japan Sony should have some sort of watermark on their games. Same for Sony America.. then they should compare their sales..
This explains a lot about the 2 CEOs instead of 1. Japan realized ,a LITTLE TOO LATE, how toxic the West industry can be. Sad to see, but hope the healing can be done.
Sony is now going through what Sega went through in 1995.
We need regulations against big companies like Sony or EA constantly buying all these studios.
It’s been nothing but detrimental, it does nothing but ruin the studios and the games they produced.
However sadly I’d rather have Sony own them rather than TenCent.
TenCent is a whole other can of worms when you look into them and their business practices.
It’s genuinely a irl example of ‘Choose a lesser of two evils’ situation.
However with Western devs? Oh yeah. It’s jealousy.
They have become egotistical and need major wake up calls in the form of, firing and blacklisting these types from the industry.
The last part of this comment needs to happen ASAP
The alignment makes sense especially after Microsoft bought Bethesda, Blizzard, and Activision
Anyone else getting "reverse-90's-Sega" vibes?
Sad to think that, in this case, its not Japan being the stick in the mud-it's us.
Sony Japan: 😎💪🎮
Sony America: 🏳🌈💅🤡🥷🏿
Enough is enough, sony japan gave these clown time to shine and they ruined everything
It’s a shame. Days gone off one of the best games I’ve played in years. Game was a masterpiece.
Sony Japan being in this puts a differently light on the situation. Initial reporting made it sound like CA based Sony PlayStation which would be concerning.
Tencent... CCP... aren't going to walk away without a fight.
Days Gone is probably one of my favorite games of all time. Rough around the edges, but an absolutely awesome game that didn't get as much credit as it deserved when it launched.
The script was so cheesy and cringe I couldn't play it for more than 30 minutes or so
@@oPt1k4L it's a hell of a lot better than the cringe they're putting out now
Sony just needs to stop injecting the DEI bs, cut down on the unnecessary censorship that they don't even need to do to affect age ratings, and in general just not focus entirely on things that don't sell (making a game for everyone makes a game for exactly no one, niches exists for a reason). I also fear that we will be hearing of Fromsoft layoffs in a few months after they acquire them.
Sony America is shaming Japan just like US did in WWII when they took away Samurai swords from important families. How can Japan allow itself to lose face like this? They forgot history and have no pride. Sad.
I was actually worried that Sony America would be the one trying to purchase From Software. Thank God, that isn't the case...
A bloodborne remaster would easily reach elden ring numbers no doubt in my mind also there is alot of ppl that never had the dchance to play it since it was strictly only on ps4 for a long time, damn that would be true cinema playing through that epic story again with updated graphics
How funny would it be if we got Bloodborne port for Switch 2 instead of a remaster for Playstation? 🙂
@ or just release it for all platforms just like Elden Ring for easy accessibility for everyone.
@@JGOOLDDthat is my biggest fear. The reason why the souls games became so successful was because of From embracing the release of their games on all platforms. Heck it was a big deal back then when dark souls was getting a pc port. Cutting those platforms off for exclusivity will just damage From's sales in the long term
@@toledochristianmatthew9919 Agreed
This actually explains A LOT... great information Endymion, thanks for share with us! Keep going and doing the great journalism.
This is what happened with Sega back in the 90s. Sega of America was at war with Sega of Japan and look where that got them.
omfg what a bs, I was so fking angry about cancelation of Days Gone seqel, and now I learn that it's all because of those morons behind TLOU 2?! Damn, it's one thing that this game was a huge disappointment after fenomenal first part, but now this? Yeah, let's get rid of another zombie game, because while we don't give a damn about good story they actually do, and when ppl realise that now we are all about DEI, the other studio just makes good games, no one will buy our bs game.
FK us all I guess.
I seriously can't believe what tf is chappening around the world.
I aklready gave up on movies, and tv shows, because of those cretins who are basically trying to brainwash ppl with this woke movement, but in 100 years I wasn't expecting it will happen to games as well.
I'm from Poland and to this day I can't stomach the fact that CDPR went woke, I was so proud that Polish studio was recoginzed by the whole world for amazing games they made, but now all I feel is shame and fear.
Thank God for awesome youtubers like ENDYMION who are not scared to go against this woke mind virus, and are constantly informing us about insane practices those companies are promoting.
Days Gone 2 was one of my most anticipated games before Sony axed it. The fact that another studio, a studio on the same team even, had a hand in getting it shut down, potentially out of jealousy, is making me physically ill. Studios under the same umbrella should be lifting each other ever higher, not giving the the 'ol backstab.
Bend studios got done so dirty on Days Gone; journalists hating on the game because it wasn't woke enough and, come to find out, Sony's golden child Naughty Dog working behind the scenes to make sure a sequel never get made. FFS! It's not like this game didn't sell well enough.
Meanwhile, Bend just wanted to make a fun game about a dude on a motorcycle trying to survive the apocalypse. They made the game they wanted to; and I'm sure injecting real world politics into their art never crossed their minds. Of course, that's a no no for Sony America.
Bend most likely had the entire plot of DG2 figured out; only needing to write the actual dialog to begin working on it. They already had the engine, assets, and character models. Meaning they could've made both Days Gone and Days Gone 2 for a fraction of the cost and time of Concord, while probably coming in at a combined sales of 20 million units. What's wrong with this picture and why is Sony America so allergic to making money?
@@bern_the_undead Honestly Idk.
Also think about the message both games have, tlou2 is full of hate, the driving forces behing characters are their goal of revenge, only at the end we see a glimmer of positivity.
On the other hand we see a story that is full of love, dedication, brotherhood, and ppl coming together and leaving their differences behind, to survive, and create better tomorrow.
Ellie only thinks about revenge, just like the other "chick" we play in this game.
Deacon is trying to save his brother, and is mourning his dead wife, only to find out she is alive, and he is ready for anything to save her.
Think about it, which game has more positive story?
btw sorry for my bad eng, I'm self taught :P
6:00 ok so we know the actual problem. GET RID OF THE AMERICAN BRANCH OF SONY!
Your vids are always top-notch, Endymion. So much crazy stuff happening in gaming. I think DEI/ESG will officially be ended in 2025 once Orange Man gets into the White House.
Orange man isn't the world, the US isn't the world
I don't think we'll see the end of it until maybe 2030 and even then it may just go into hiding because we all know the advocates for it are fanatics and won't let it die if they can help it.
I hope so, I’m sick of this, I love Indy developers, but man I want some big budget art!
Just be wary, this stuff isn't so easily defeated.
They want you focused on the Acronyms. Even when the news says that DEI or whatever is gone, something else will take its place. Learn to recognize this for what it is.
Celebrate the victory, not the end of the war.
Sony wants an anime/manga/light novel monopoly. The FromSoft stuff is all secondary to this.
Sony needs to Shut Down Their American Studio and fire literally everyone who works there
So what you're saying is that the people who are prohibiting us from getting Bloodborne remastered is not actually Sony in Japan, but some [Expletive, I can't say on youtube.] in America. 😡
Bloodborne quite literally isn't getting a remaster because Sony America doesn't want us to want to play games like it.
@@devEdev1100mainly because they do not ubderstand that From Software games are big main sellers, and are now in the limelight due to Elden Ring getting GOFY, and then dropping a nearly game sized DLC (seriously, the DLC is about the size of Bloodborne).
SA doesnt get how their customers are going to dry up further, if you cant even get 50% of the original customers back for a sequel, you are doing it wrong.
I’m greatly concerned about the Kadokawa acquisition, because of Sony’s monopoly on the anime industry in the west.
Its like the Civil War from Skyrim: Imperials vs Stormcloaks again.
Skyrim for the Nords.
I feel shame when I think of how other countries must perceive us in America. They must think we’re so crazy and uncouth. ☹️
It's crazy that a business won't do things that is popular and actually sells. Rather they would take the black rock/vanguard approach and sell slop that no one wants
I have Zero faith in fromsoftware if it goes to Sony because they're shocked and appalled gamers dont want "safe games'
Safe and fun are 2 different words
If there’s no challenge, I don’t play.
@@General_Slime901this
If Sony does end up owning FromSoft, I can see the next Souls game taking a similar path to what happened with Dragon Age.
even Sony isn't nearly as braindead as Bioware
@papa_pt are you sure? Pretty sure Sony was sure Concord was going to be the next StarWars
All of From Software's talent will leave before that happens. Sony will end up buying a name similar to what they did with Bungie.
@@papa_pt My dude, Sony were the ones that closed down Japan Studio in order to fund Concord.
Bungie was already just a name when destiny came out. Not the same people at ALL.
They did fugly up Aloy and packed the sequel to the gills with agenda, that played as much of a part as bundling the first game.
The real question is why do they keep doubling down on the DEI slop? Failure after failure and they keep pushing it. Who is giving them capital and why do any of them still have jobs?
Kadokawa isn't just games. It's anime. It's manga. It's a third of that industry.
If Sony buys FromSoft, that doesn't mean Hidetaka Miyazaki can't make his own studio.
Yeah, but then Elden Bling won't be just a meme game.
Fed up with the under performance so instead of upping our quality lets buy the competition and downgrade theirs
I'm hoping Sony Japan manages to supercede Sony America. We need good Playstation games again. As for the Kadokawa deal I don't know what could happen but I hope that the japanese will bypass American censorship in games and anime.
Can we stop putting FF characters as thumbnails on SBI topics and replace that with Kratos instead?
I despise SBI but they never touched any FF titles
Gotta point out Kadokawa is major publisher that owns a crap load of anime, manga, light novel IP, not just a few game developer.
They must not let Chinese Tencent own it, so go for it Sony Japan, show everybody whos the bid daddy!
Your videos are like the gift that keeps on giving 😎😎
Oh, I remember another company that waged a civil war between US and Japan, Sega. Didn’t work out too great in the end.
Miyazaki better break away from Kadokawa as soon as possible if this is true.
Is not up to him unfortunately, is up to Kadokawa CEO and board members.
@@Xfushion2
But mass walkouts is a thing too.
FromSoft staff can just walk OUT WITH Miyazaki leaving Kadokawa with ONLY FromSoft office, without any staff that actually knows what they are doing.
EDIT: What makes a country is its people, what makes a company is its staff. Is the Bioware that you know 10 years ago is the same Bioware now?
FromSoftware is just a name of a company, the STAFF that knows what they are doing is what makes FromSoft as FromSoft.
Sony moving its HQ to California is the worst decision they've ever made.
Having a female protagonist is fine, as is any protagonist, if they're written well. I care about the writing, not about whether the character has a digital dong.